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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
14
A wartime appeal calls on readers to donate to the American Red Cross to aid wounded soldiers and sailors. It stresses duty, shared sacrifice, and the need to fund lifesaving care to protect the home front from German aggression, urging immediate generosity.
In Seattle the Red Cross drive boosted past $350000 as volunteers, including women speakers, fundraisers, and switchmen at Northern Pacific yards, contributed through badges, jottings, and events. A monster luncheon at the Arena, led by Chamber of Commerce members, honored workers and recognized Lieut. Paul Perigord.
A fragment notes durability and longevity under harsh conditions, suggesting items built to endure wear. The sentence emphasizes resilience and lasting quality despite heavy use.
Basem ent Salesroom offers well finished tape top style Union Suits in fine ribbed cotton. Low neck sleeveless design with tight knee. Sizes 36 38 priced at 65 cents and sizes 40 44 at 75 cents.
Two percale aprons in blue and white stripes and pink or blue plain fabric are shown in a basement salesroom display. The blue apron features shoulder fastening, wide belt, pocket and cuffs. the pink or blue apron has a white pique collar and embroidered dot trim. Each asks 1.95.
50 ft cotton garden hose fountain lawn sprinklers in pressed steel with galvanised bottoms offer a fine mist spray for lawns and flower beds priced at 15 cents. Hand sickles feature detachable blades of good steel and sturdy ebonized wood handles priced at 40 cents.
IFTY-FOOT length of Cotton-covered Hose with rubber lining 34 inch size with couplings priced at 4.25. Garden hoes with 714 inch blade riveted to shovel handle 40 cents. Diamond lawn mowers with four knives and simple adjustments sixteen inch size 6.00. Grass shears with tempered steel bows and 5¼ inch blades 35 cents. Housewares section basement.
Patrolman W G Briggs and Motorcycle Officer George Reynolds chase crowds of jaywalkers at Third and Union to fine them for Red Cross. The sergeant tires, Reynolds runs out of fuel, crowds jeer as exhausted officers finally retreat without full victory.
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